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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:09
- 2☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:24
- 12☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:35
- 3♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:58
- 11☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:20 to 08:09: 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.