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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:26
- 2☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:26
- 3♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:24
- 5☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:22
- 8♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:22
- 9☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:20
- 12☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:23
- 7☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:25
- 10♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:25
- 11☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:26
- 12♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:27 to 06:26: 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.