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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:56
- 9☽︎ Moon13:56 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ciudad Bolívar?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 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.