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 Friday, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Trieste?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.