Planetary hours
in Trieste.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 00:59
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Trieste?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.