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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:35
- 10♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:27
- 5♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.