Planetary hours
in Santiago de Cuba.
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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Havana).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Cuba?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:09: 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.