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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvaleón de Higüey?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:05: 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.