Planetary hours
in Brasília.
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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brasília?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:51: 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.