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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:20
- 11☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:05
- 2☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Verona?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:55 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.