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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:11
- 12♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:11
- 2♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almendares?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:57: 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.