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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Fortaleza).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fortaleza?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:31: 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.