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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:18
- 6♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:18
- 8♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:18
- 10☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:17
- 2☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:18
- 8♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:18
- 9☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:19 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.