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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 07:56: 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.