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 Monday, 3 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:05
- 4♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:09
- 5☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:14
- 6♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:22
- 8☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:35
- 11♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:40
- 12☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:35
- 3☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:13
- 8♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Florence?
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.