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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iztapalapa?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.