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 Saturday, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:12
- 4☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:12
- 5♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:13
- 7☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:14
- 10♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:15
- 12♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:15
- 2☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:13
- 5♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:13
- 6☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:13
- 7♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:12
- 9☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.