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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ciudad Bolívar?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 07:01: 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.