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 Saturday, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:34
- 12♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:34
- 2☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 05:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bologna?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.