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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:12: 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.