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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:04
- 3♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:05
- 4☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:06
- 5♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:08
- 7☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:11
- 10♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:13
- 2☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:10
- 5♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:09
- 6☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:08
- 7♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:06
- 9☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:02 to 06:03: 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.