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, 5 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:09
- 5☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:51
- 12☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Tuesday, 5 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:16: 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.