Planetary hours
in São Paulo.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Sao_Paulo).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 5 of the day, until 10:45
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:23
- 2☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in São Paulo?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:23: 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.