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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:34
- 8♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:38
- 9☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:42
- 10♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:49
- 12☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:45
- 3♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:42
- 4☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:38
- 5♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.