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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:21
- 8☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:21
- 6☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:31: 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.