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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:59
- 2☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:02
- 3♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:08
- 5☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:17
- 8♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:20
- 9☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:29
- 12☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:26
- 3♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:20
- 5♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:14
- 7☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:06
- 10♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:03
- 11☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:00
- 12♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 05:59: 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.