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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:18 to 08:05: 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.