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 Wednesday, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:25
- 5♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:14 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.