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, 13 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:36
- 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:54
- 2☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Friday, 13 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:28: 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.