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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Salta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:52
- 11☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:01
- 2♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:44
- 4♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salta?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.