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, 25 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:04
- 12♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Saturday, 25 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:20 to 08:08: 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.