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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:26
- 9♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:50
- 11☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:50
- 3☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Trieste?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 07:01: 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.