Planetary hours
in Salvaleón de Higüey.
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 Thursday, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:26
- 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:25
- 4♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:15
- 9♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:13
- 10☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:11
- 11♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:13
- 4♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:15
- 5☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:27
- 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:29
- 12☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvaleón de Higüey?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.