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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santo Domingo Oeste?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.