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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Vega?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:35: 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.