Planetary hours
in Maracaibo.
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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maracaibo?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.