Planetary hours
in Santa Clara.
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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:26
- 8☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santa Clara?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 08:03: 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.