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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:29
- 4♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:27
- 5☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:25
- 6♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:22
- 8☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:17
- 11♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:16
- 12☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:17
- 3☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:22
- 6♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:24
- 7☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:26
- 8♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:29
- 10☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:34 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.