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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rome?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.