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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 Saturday, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
19:37
Next sunrise
06:19

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:27
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:33
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:40
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:46
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:53
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:59
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:12
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:18
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:24
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:31
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:37

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:31
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:24
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:18
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:11
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:58
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:52
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:45
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:39
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:32
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:26
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:19

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:27: 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.

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