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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 08:58
- 3♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:22
- 11☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:10
- 12♀︎ Venus16:10 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:10
- 2☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:23 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.