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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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
07:09
Sunset
18:20
Next sunrise
07:10

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:05
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:01
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:57
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:57 – 10:53
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:48
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:44
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:40
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:36
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:32
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:28
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:24
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:20

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:24
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:28
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:32
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:36
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:41
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:45
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:49
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:53
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:57
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:02
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:10

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 07:09 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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