Planetary hours
in Maturín.
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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:59
- 4♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:58
- 6♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:56
- 8☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:55
- 11♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:54
- 12☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 19:55
- 3☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 21:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:57
- 6♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:57
- 7☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:58
- 8♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:59
- 10☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maturín?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:01 to 07:00: 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.