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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:54
- 2☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:57
- 3♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:03
- 5☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:11
- 8♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:14
- 9☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:16
- 10♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:17
- 4☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:14
- 5♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:08
- 7☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:00
- 10♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:57
- 11☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:54
- 12♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:51 to 05:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.