Planetary hours
in Florence.
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, 19 November 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:35
- 9☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:58
- 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:10
- 3♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:35
- 5♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Tuesday, 19 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:14 to 08:02: 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.