Planetary hours
in Caracas.
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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:42
- 12☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caracas?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:20: 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.