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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:30: 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.