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, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:14
- 4☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:15
- 7♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:15
- 4♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:14
- 9♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:14
- 10☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 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 05:13, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:14: 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.