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 Sunday, 9 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palermo?
On Sunday, 9 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.