Planetary hours
in Santiago de los Caballeros.
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, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:15
- 2♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de los Caballeros?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:15: 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.