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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:23
- 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Querétaro?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.