Planetary hours
in Santo Domingo Oeste.
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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:02
- 10♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:13
- 12☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:07
- 3♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:02
- 4☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santo Domingo Oeste?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.