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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ecatepec de Morelos?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:12: 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.