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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:31
- 2☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:23
- 9☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:20
- 12☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:22
- 4☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:23
- 5♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:30
- 12♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:32 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.