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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:49
- 4☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.