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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:01
- 3☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:09
- 6♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:12
- 7☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:15
- 8♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:27
- 2☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:24
- 3♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:10
- 8♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:07
- 9☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:04
- 10♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:58
- 12☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 05:58: 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.