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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:55
- 11☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:08
- 12♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:08
- 2☽︎ Moon21:08 – 21:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Trieste?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:54: 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.