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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belo Horizonte?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:27: 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.