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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:02
- 4♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Porto Alegre?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:49: 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.