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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de los Caballeros?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.