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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:43
- 10♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 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.
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.