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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:25
- 8☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:37
- 9♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:02
- 3☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:49
- 4♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:25
- 6☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 05:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:10: 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.