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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Trieste?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:34: 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.