Planetary hours
in Diez de Octubre.
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 Thursday, 19 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:34
- 2♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:35
- 3☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:35
- 4♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:38
- 9♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:38
- 10☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:39
- 11♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:38
- 4♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:37
- 5☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:36
- 8☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:34
- 11♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:33
- 12☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Thursday, 19 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:34 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.