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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:09
- 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:57 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.