Planetary hours
in Fortaleza.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Fortaleza).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 6 of the day, until 11:17
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:11
- 2☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:15
- 5♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:16
- 6☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:17
- 7♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:17
- 7♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:16
- 8☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:15
- 9♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fortaleza?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:10 to 06:11: 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.