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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Fortaleza).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:20
- 5♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:23
- 7♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fortaleza?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:13 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.