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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:54
- 2♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:58
- 4☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:03
- 7♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:08
- 4♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:05
- 6☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:59
- 9♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:58
- 10☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:56
- 11♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 05:54: 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.