Planetary hours
in Almendares.
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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:37
- 9♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:42
- 4♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almendares?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 08:00: 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.