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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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
19:45
Next sunrise
06:20

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:26
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:34
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:41
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:48
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:55
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:02
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:09
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:17
  9. 9♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:24
  10. 10☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:31
  11. 11♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:38
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:45

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:38
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:31
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:24
  4. 4♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:17
  5. 5☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:10
  6. 6♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:03
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:56
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:49
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:41
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:34
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:27
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:20

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:19 to 07:26: 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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