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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barquisimeto?
On Sunday, 8 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 06:30, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.