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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:53
- 2☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:01
- 5♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:03
- 6☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:06
- 7♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:11
- 9☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:06
- 7♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:03
- 8☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:01
- 9♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:56
- 11☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.