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, 8 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:08
- 12♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:08
- 2☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:33
- 5♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 8 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:31: 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.