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 Sunday, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santo Domingo Oeste?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:33: 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.