Planetary hours
in Posadas.
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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Cordoba).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 15:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Posadas?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.