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, 7 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Recife).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:56
- 2☉︎ Sun05:56 – 06:59
- 3♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:05
- 5☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:13
- 8♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:22
- 3♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:11
- 7☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:02
- 10♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:59
- 11☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:56
- 12♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Tuesday, 7 December 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 12h 35m, 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?
Mars, from 04:53 to 05:56: 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.