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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:55
- 10☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:08
- 2☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 08:03: 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.