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 Monday, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:45
- 4♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:43
- 5☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:27
- 12☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:30
- 3☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:36
- 6♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:46
- 10☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barquisimeto?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.