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 Wednesday, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.