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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:36
- 2♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Holguín?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:36: 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.