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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvaleón de Higüey?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:05: 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.