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 Saturday, 11 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:01
- 3♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:02
- 4☉︎ Sun08:02 – 09:03
- 5♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:06
- 7☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:11
- 11☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:12
- 12♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:12
- 2☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:07
- 6☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:05
- 7♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:03
- 9☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 03:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:59
- 12♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.