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 Tuesday, 17 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:01
- 2☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:04
- 3♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:09
- 5☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:22
- 5♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:16
- 7☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:07
- 10♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:04
- 11☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.