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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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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Calendars
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.