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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almendares?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:16: 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.