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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:15
- 2☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:27
- 12☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:31
- 3♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:15: 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.