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 Thursday, 16 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:17
- 3☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:25
- 4♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:40
- 6☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:03
- 9♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:11
- 10☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:19
- 11♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:11
- 4♂︎ Mars21:11 – 22:03
- 5☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:56
- 6♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:40
- 8☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:17
- 11♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rio de Janeiro?
On Thursday, 16 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:02 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.