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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:32
- 2♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:29
- 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:22
- 9♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:20
- 11♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:24
- 6♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:31
- 11♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:32
- 12☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santo Domingo Oeste?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:33 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.