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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:01
- 2☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:50
- 3♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:05
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Naples?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.