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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de los Caballeros?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:40: 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.