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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:13
- 11☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:16
- 12♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:48: 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.