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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:35
- 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:03
- 8♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rome?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:48 to 07:39: 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.