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, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:13
- 3☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:39: 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.