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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:28
- 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:23
- 10☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:50
- 2☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:07
- 3♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.