Planetary hours
in San Cristóbal.
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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Cristóbal?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:25: 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.