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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barinas?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:32: 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.