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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:33
- 4♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:33
- 5☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:33
- 6♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:32
- 8☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:31
- 11♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:32
- 6♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:32
- 7☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:33
- 8♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:34
- 10☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maracaibo?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.