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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:59
- 3☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:03
- 6♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:05
- 7☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:06
- 8♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:10
- 3♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:07
- 5☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:03
- 8♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:01
- 9☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:00
- 10♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:57
- 12☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:56 to 05:58: 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.