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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santa Clara?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.