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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:18
- 12☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.