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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:25
- 8☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:23
- 12☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:27
- 10☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barinas?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.