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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Merida).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:38
- 10♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:50
- 6☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mérida?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:24: 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.