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, 28 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Sunday, 28 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:54: 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.