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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:01
- 2☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:05
- 5♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:06
- 6☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:07
- 7♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:10
- 4☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:07
- 7♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:05
- 8☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:04
- 9♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.