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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:14
- 12♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:14
- 2☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barquisimeto?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:28: 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.