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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago de Querétaro?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:13: 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.