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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:37
- 9♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:07
- 2♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:28
- 4♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.