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, 12 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:01
- 3☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:10
- 6♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:13
- 7☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:19
- 5☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:10
- 8♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:07
- 9☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:04
- 10♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:59
- 12☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 05:58: 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.