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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:26
- 2♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:25
- 3☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:24
- 4♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:23
- 6☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:21
- 9♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:21
- 10☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:20
- 11♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:20
- 4♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:21
- 5☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:22
- 6♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:23
- 8☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:25
- 11♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:25
- 12☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:26 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.