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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:12
- 4☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:27
- 9♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:12
- 10☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:06: 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.