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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:00
- 4☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:04
- 7♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:06
- 8☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:09
- 4♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:06
- 6☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:01
- 9♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:59
- 10☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:58
- 11♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 05:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.