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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:17
- 7♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:17
- 9♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 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 05:17, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.