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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:58
- 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:29: 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.