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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Vega?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:27: 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.