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, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:06
- 3♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:08
- 5☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:11
- 9☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:12
- 10♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:12
- 3♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:12
- 4☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:11
- 5♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:09
- 7☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:07
- 10♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:06
- 11☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:05
- 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:05 to 06:05: 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.
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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.