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, 16 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:25
- 5☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 07:06: 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.