Planetary hours
in Barquisimeto.
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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:30
- 2☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:56
- 12☽︎ Moon17:56 – 18:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 19:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barquisimeto?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:30: 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.