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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Querétaro?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:48: 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.