Planetary hours
in La Vega.
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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Vega?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:11: 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.