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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:23
- 2♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:33
- 3☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:42
- 4♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:02
- 6☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:31
- 9♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:51
- 11♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:41
- 4♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:32
- 5☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:22
- 6♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:13 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.