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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:05
- 11☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:05
- 3☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Querétaro?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:19 to 07:23: 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.