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 Tuesday, 2 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 07:53
- 2☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:44
- 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:58
- 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:09
- 3♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:33
- 5♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:42
- 11☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:05
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.