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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:23
- 2☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:22
- 5♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:21
- 7♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:21
- 8☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:21
- 9♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.