Planetary hours
in Guarulhos.
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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:35
- 12☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guarulhos?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.