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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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
20:02
Next sunrise
05:49

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:00
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:12
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:23
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:34
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:45
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:56
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:07
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:18
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:29
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:40
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:51
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:02

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 20:51
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:40
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:29
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:18
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:07
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:55
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:44
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:33
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:22
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:11
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:00
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:00 – 05:49

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:49 to 07:00: 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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