Planetary hours
in Naples.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:52
- 4☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Naples?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:50: 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
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.