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 Friday, 4 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:28
- 2☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:24
- 3♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:49
- 12☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 4 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:50: 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.