Planetary hours
in Punta Cana.
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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Punta Cana?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:19: 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.