Planetary hours
in Santiago de Querétaro.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Querétaro?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:22: 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.