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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:16
- 5♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:16
- 6☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:16
- 7♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:16
- 8☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:16
- 9♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:16
- 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:16: 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.