Planetary hours
in Petare.
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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:09
- 12♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:09
- 2☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:12
- 7♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Petare?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.