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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:28
- 2☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Porto Alegre?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:28: 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.