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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:48
- 10☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:16
- 2☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:56: 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.