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 Sunday, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:19
- 8☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:29: 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.