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 Sunday, 6 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Sunday, 6 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:48: 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.