Planetary hours
in Barinas.
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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barinas?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.