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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maracaibo?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:47: 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.