Planetary hours
in Bucaramanga.
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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Bogota).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:38
- 3☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:37
- 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:35
- 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:35
- 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:38
- 12☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucaramanga?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:38: 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.