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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:41
- 8☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:47
- 9♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:58
- 11☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:58
- 3☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.