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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:27
- 5♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:25
- 7☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:22
- 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:20
- 12♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:20
- 2☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:24
- 6☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:25
- 7♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:26
- 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:31 to 06:30: 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.