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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:36
- 3♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:22
- 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:46
- 10♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:32
- 12☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Porto Alegre?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:26 to 06:33: 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.