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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Petare?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:27: 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.