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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:38
- 10♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:15
- 12♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:15
- 2☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:50
- 5♂︎ Mars21:50 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:23 to 08:11: 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.