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 Wednesday, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.