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 Friday, 24 December 2027: day of Venus
- 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♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:07
- 3☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:16
- 6♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:21
- 8♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:30
- 3♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:16
- 8♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:13
- 9☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:10
- 10♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Recife?
On Friday, 24 December 2027, 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?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.