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 Thursday, 30 September 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:00
- 2♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:59
- 3☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:58
- 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:57
- 6☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:54
- 10☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:53
- 11♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:54
- 4♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:55
- 5☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:55
- 6♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 05:00
- 11♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:01
- 12☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Thursday, 30 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:00 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.