Planetary hours
in Ecatepec de Morelos.
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 Friday, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ecatepec de Morelos?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.