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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:53
- 2☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:04
- 3♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:40: 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.