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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:28
- 4♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:32 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.