Planetary hours
in Palermo.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:19
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.