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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:55
- 3♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:57
- 4☉︎ Sun07:57 – 09:00
- 5♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:05
- 7☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:13
- 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:10
- 5♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:08
- 6☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:05
- 7♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:00
- 9☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:52
- 12♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 21 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 04:50, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.