Planetary hours
in Rome.
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, 3 August 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:50
- 10♂︎ Mars16:50 – 18:02
- 11☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:14
- 2☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rome?
On Saturday, 3 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:17: 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.