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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:36
- 2♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barquisimeto?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:38 to 07:36: 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.