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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:26
- 3♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barinas?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.