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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:11
- 12♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:11
- 2♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:55: 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.