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 Tuesday, 23 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Tuesday, 23 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.