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 Monday, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:22
- 5☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:36
- 11♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:38
- 12☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:36
- 3☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:29
- 6♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:27
- 7☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:20
- 10☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:13 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.