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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Vega?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.