Planetary hours
in Mar del Plata.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:03
- 2☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:06
- 12☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:53
- 4☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mar del Plata?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:57 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.