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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:20 to 08:08: 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.