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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:04
- 3☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:50
- 4♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:57: 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.