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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:07
- 3☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:10
- 4♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:16
- 6☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:25
- 9♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:28
- 10☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:31
- 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:28
- 4♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:25
- 5☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:22
- 6♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:16
- 8☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:07
- 11♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:04
- 12☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:01 to 06:04: 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.