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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:39
- 10♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:46
- 12♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:46
- 2☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:36
- 5♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:33
- 6☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.