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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Caracas).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Petare?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.