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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:37
- 11☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:37
- 3☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:25: 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.