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 Saturday, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 19:59
- 2☽︎ Moon19:59 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santo Domingo Oeste?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:09 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.