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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Cordoba).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 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 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Posadas?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 07:01: 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.