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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:02
- 3☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:05
- 6♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:06
- 7☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:10
- 10☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:08
- 5☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:05
- 8♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:04
- 9☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:02
- 10♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.