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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:20
- 2☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:20
- 3♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:19
- 5☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:19
- 8♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:18
- 5♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:19
- 7☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:19
- 11☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:20
- 12♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:20 to 06:20: 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.