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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:22
- 3☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:25
- 12☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:26 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.