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, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:05
- 4☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:14
- 7♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:08
- 9♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:05
- 10☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:02
- 11♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 05:59: 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.