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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Querétaro?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:07: 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.