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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:58
- 2☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:02
- 5♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:04
- 6☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:05
- 7♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:09
- 4☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:05
- 7♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:03
- 8☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:02
- 9♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:59
- 11☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 05:58: 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.