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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:02
- 4♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:03
- 5☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:04
- 6♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:07
- 8☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:11
- 11♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:12
- 12☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:11
- 3☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:07
- 6♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:05
- 7☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:04
- 8♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:01
- 10☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:58 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.