Planetary hours
in Verona.
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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:49: 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.