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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 6 of the day, until 12:10
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Petare?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:17: 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.