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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Havana).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 16:53
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.