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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almendares?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:22: 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.