Planetary hours
in Holguín.
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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:52
- 11♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Holguín?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.