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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iztapalapa?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:29: 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.