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 Friday, 30 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:45
- 10☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:56
- 3♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 30 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:07 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.