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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:13
- 2☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:14
- 5☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:15
- 8♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:15
- 9☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:15
- 10♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:16
- 12☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:15
- 4☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:15
- 5♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:14
- 7☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:13
- 10♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:12
Other cities · Brazil
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:13 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.