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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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
20:14
Next sunrise
05:58

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:08
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:20
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:31
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:43
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:54
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:06
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:17
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:28
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:40
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:51
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:03
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:14

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:03
  2. 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:52
  3. 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:40
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:29
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:17
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:06
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:55
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:43
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:32
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:20
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:09
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 05:58

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:57 to 07:08: 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

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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.