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 Saturday, 2 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:43
- 10♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:54
- 11☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:04
- 12♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.