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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:22
- 3♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:10
- 10♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:07
- 12☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:08
- 3♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:10
- 4☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:24
- 12♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:23: 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.