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, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:11
- 12♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:11
- 2☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:36
- 5♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:13
- 7♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:14: 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.