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 Friday, 26 September 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:10
- 6♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:10
- 7☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:11
- 8♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:12
- 10☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:11
- 5☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:09
- 8♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:09
- 9☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:08
- 10♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 26 September 2025, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:06 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.