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 Thursday, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:30
- 2♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:28
- 3☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:22
- 6☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:16
- 9♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:14
- 10☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:12
- 11♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:14
- 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:16
- 5☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:22
- 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:29
- 11♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:31
- 12☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iztapalapa?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:32 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.