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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:15
- 3♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:47: 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.