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, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:17
- 6♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:23
- 8♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:17
- 8♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:14
- 9☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:11
- 10♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:02 to 06:05: 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.