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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:25
- 12♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:25
- 2♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 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 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.