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Planetary hours · Florence (Italy)

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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:29
Sunset
16:38
Next sunrise
07:30

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:15
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:01
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:47
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:18
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:04
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:49
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:35
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:21
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:07
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:52
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:38

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:53
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:07
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:21
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:36
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:50
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:04
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:19
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:33
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:47
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 05:02
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:16
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:30

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?

On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.