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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:51
- 4♂︎ Mars08:51 – 10:02
- 5☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 17:04
- 11♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:15
- 12☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:04
- 3☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:23
- 7☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:52
- 10☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Porto Alegre?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:20 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.