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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:58
- 4☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:06
- 7♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:08
- 8☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:11
- 9♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:08
- 6☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:00
- 9♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:58
- 10☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:55
- 11♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 05:52: 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.