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 Monday, 6 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:24
- 4♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:34
- 8☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:41
- 11♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:44
- 12☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:41
- 3☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:34
- 6♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:23
- 10☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Monday, 6 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:16 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.