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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:21
- 2♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:19
- 4☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:16
- 7♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:18
- 9♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:19
- 10☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.