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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:10
- 12☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.