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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:12: 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.