Planetary hours
in León de los Aldama.
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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in León de los Aldama?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:41: 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.