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 Saturday, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvaleón de Higüey?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.