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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvaleón de Higüey?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:50: 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.