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 Thursday, 15 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:21
- 2♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:21
- 3☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:20
- 4♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:19
- 6☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:18
- 9♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:18
- 10☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:18
- 11♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:18
- 4♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:18
- 5☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:19
- 6♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:19
- 8☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:21
- 11♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:21
- 12☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Thursday, 15 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:21 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.