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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iztapalapa?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.