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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:58
- 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arroyo Naranjo?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.