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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ecatepec de Morelos?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:22: 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.