Planetary hours
in Belo Horizonte.
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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belo Horizonte?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:15: 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.