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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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
17:02
Next sunrise
06:24

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:16
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:09
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:03
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:56
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:49
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:43
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:36
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:29
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:22
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:16
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:09
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:02

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:23
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:36
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:43
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:50
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:57
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:04
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:10
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:17
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:24

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?

On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:23 to 07:16: 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.

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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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.