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 Monday, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:30
- 4♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:45
- 5☉︎ Sun10:45 – 12:00
- 6♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 17:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:15
- 11♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:29
- 12☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:15
- 3☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rome?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:46 to 07:01: 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.