Planetary hours
in Las Tunas.
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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:18
- 6♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:07
- 8☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:50
- 11♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:45
- 12☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:50
- 3☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:18
- 8♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Las Tunas?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.