Planetary hours
in Ciudad Bolívar.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ciudad Bolívar?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:00 to 07:03: 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.