Planetary hours
in Mérida.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Merida).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 3 of the day, until 08:52
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mérida?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.