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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:15
- 4☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:23
- 7♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:26
- 8☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:18
- 9♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:12
- 11♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:09: 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.