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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:06
- 3♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:12
- 5☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:33
- 12☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:27
- 4☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:24
- 5♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:09
- 10♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:06
- 11☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:03: 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.