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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:43
- 4♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:08
- 6♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:33
- 8☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:10
- 11♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:23
- 12☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:11
- 3☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:33
- 6♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:21
- 7☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:08
- 8♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:44
- 10☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:05 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.