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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:21
- 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:10
- 2☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:29: 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.