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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:46
- 3♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:06 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.