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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ecatepec de Morelos?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 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.