Planetary hours
in Barranquilla.
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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Bogota).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:53
- 3☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barranquilla?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.