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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mar del Plata?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.