Planetary hours
in Rio de Janeiro.
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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:25
- 5♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:30
- 8☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rio de Janeiro?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:08: 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.