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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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
20:20
Next sunrise
05:51

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:03
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:16
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:28
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:40
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:53
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 13:05
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:18
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:30
  9. 9♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:42
  10. 10☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:55
  11. 11♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:07
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:20

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:07
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:55
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:43
  4. 4♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:30
  5. 5☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:18
  6. 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:05
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 01:53
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:41
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:28
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:16
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:04
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:51

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:51 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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