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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diez de Octubre?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:39: 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.