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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:56
- 4☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:03
- 7♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:09
- 4♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:05
- 6☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:58
- 9♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:56
- 10☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:54
- 11♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 05:52: 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.