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, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:11
- 7♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:14
- 8☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:14
- 6☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:05
- 9♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:59
- 11♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 05:56: 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.