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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:37
- 12♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barquisimeto?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 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 06:39, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:39 to 07:36: 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.