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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santa Clara?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.