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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Cordoba).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:23
- 4♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:28
- 6☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:42
- 11♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:33
- 6♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:19
- 11♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:16
- 12☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Posadas?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.