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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Fortaleza).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:25
- 7♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:26
- 8☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:22
- 9♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fortaleza?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:15 to 06:16: 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.