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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rome?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.