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 Sunday, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:55
- 2♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:01
- 4☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:10
- 7♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:12
- 8☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:18
- 4♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:04
- 9♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:01
- 10☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:58
- 11♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.