Planetary hours
in Salta.
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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Salta).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:26
- 12♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:26
- 2♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salta?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:46: 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.