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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:18
- 4☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:20
- 5♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:26
- 7☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:40
- 12♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:40
- 2☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:26
- 7♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:21
- 9☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:09 to 06:12: 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.