Planetary hours
in Bologna.
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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 17:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:07
- 4♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bologna?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:46: 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.