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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:24
- 2♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rio de Janeiro?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:24: 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.