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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:15
- 4☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:18
- 5♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:24
- 7☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:32
- 10♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:38
- 12♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:38
- 2☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:24
- 7♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:18
- 9☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:06 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.