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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:12
- 7♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:13
- 8☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:13
- 9♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:11
- 9♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:10
- 11♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 20 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 05:09, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:10: 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.