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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:06
- 2☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:25
- 5☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:44
- 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:50
- 9☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:56
- 4☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:50
- 5♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rio de Janeiro?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.