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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barinas?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.