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 Wednesday, 3 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 06:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:03
- 5♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:06
- 6☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:09
- 7♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:15
- 9☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:09
- 7♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:06
- 8☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:04
- 9♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:58
- 11☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.