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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:06
- 11☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:13
- 2☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Porto Alegre?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.