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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:12
- 8☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:05
- 11☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:05
- 3☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almendares?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:25: 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.