Planetary hours
in Recife.
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, 1 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:08
- 2♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:11
- 3☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:14
- 4♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:20
- 6☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:28
- 9♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:31
- 10☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:29
- 5☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:26
- 6♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:20
- 8☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:11
- 11♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:08
- 12☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Thursday, 1 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:05 to 06:08: 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.