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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Cordoba).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:16
- 10♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:34
- 12☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:16
- 4☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:49
- 7☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Posadas?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:55 to 07:04: 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.