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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:15
- 3☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:16
- 6♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:16
- 7☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:16
- 10☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:15
- 8♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:15
- 9☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:15: 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.