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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Cristóbal?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.