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Planetary hours · Catania (Italy)

Planetary hours
in Catania.

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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:14
Sunset
16:53
Next sunrise
07:14

A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:02
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:50
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:39
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:27
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:15
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:03
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:52
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:40
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:28
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:16
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:04
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:53

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:04
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:16
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:28
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:40
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:52
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 00:03
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:15
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:27
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:39
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:51
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:02
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:14 to 08:02: 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.

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