Planetary hours
in Arroyo Naranjo.
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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:48
- 2♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arroyo Naranjo?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:13: 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.