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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:02
- 12☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:27
- 4☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.