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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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
20:04
Next sunrise
06:07

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:16
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:26
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:35
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:45
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:55
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:05
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:15
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:25
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:35
  10. 10♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:45
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:55
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:04

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:55
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:35
  4. 4☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:25
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:15
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:05
  7. 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:56
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:46
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:36
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:26
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:16
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:07

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:06 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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