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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Bogota).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:38
- 2☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucaramanga?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.