Planetary hours
in Porto Alegre.
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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Porto Alegre?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:36: 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.