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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Cristóbal?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:26: 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.