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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:54
- 3☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:02
- 6♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:05
- 7☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:12
- 10☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:17
- 2☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:15
- 3♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:10
- 5☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:02
- 8♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:00
- 9☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:57
- 10♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:52
- 12☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:49 to 05:52: 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.