Planetary hours
in Puerto Plata.
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
- 19:10
- 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 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:02
- 3☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Puerto Plata?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 13m: 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.