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 Saturday, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:59
- 12♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:59
- 2☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.