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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Fortaleza).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:16
- 5☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:20
- 8♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:22
- 9☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:26
- 12☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:22
- 5♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:19
- 7☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:14
- 10♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fortaleza?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.