Planetary hours
in Iztapalapa.
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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:28
- 4♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:36
- 6♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:55
- 11♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:55
- 3☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:40
- 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:36
- 8♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iztapalapa?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.