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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:33
- 12♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rio de Janeiro?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:17: 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.