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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:09
- 5♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:12
- 6☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:15
- 7♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:21
- 9☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:15
- 7♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:12
- 8☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:09
- 9♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:03
- 11☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 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?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:00: 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.