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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, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
20:09
Next sunrise
06:02

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:12
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:23
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:34
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:44
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:55
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:05
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:16
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:27
  9. 9♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:37
  10. 10☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:48
  11. 11♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:59
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:09

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon20:09 – 20:59
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 21:48
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:38
  4. 4♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:27
  5. 5☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:16
  6. 6♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:06
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:55
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:45
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:34
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:24
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:13
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:02

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:02 to 07:12: 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.

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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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.