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, 3 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:28
- 5☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:20
- 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Catania?
On Friday, 3 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:19: 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.