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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:13 to 07:20: 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.
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.