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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 Wednesday, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
19:06
Next sunrise
06:43

A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:44
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:46
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:48
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:50
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:52
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:56
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:58
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:00
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:02
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:04
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:06

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:04
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:02
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:00
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:58
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:56
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:54
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:52
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:50
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:48
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:47
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:45
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:44: 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.

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