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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:56
- 12♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:37: 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.