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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:43
- 8♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:23
- 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:23: 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.