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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:00
- 2♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:03
- 3☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:06
- 4♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:12
- 6☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:21
- 9♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:24
- 10☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:27
- 11♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:24
- 4♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:21
- 5☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:18
- 6♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:12
- 8☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:04
- 11♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:01
- 12☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.