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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:01
- 11☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:11
- 2♂︎ Mars21:11 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:28: 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.