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 Monday, 22 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:09
- 4♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:12
- 5☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:15
- 6♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:21
- 8☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:30
- 11♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:33
- 12☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:21
- 6♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:18
- 7☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:15
- 8♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:09
- 10☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Monday, 22 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:00 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.