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 Tuesday, 30 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:29
- 2☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:46
- 12☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:02
- 3♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Trieste?
On Tuesday, 30 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.