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