Planetary hours
in Turin.
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, 7 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:37
- 8♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:42
- 9☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:48
- 10♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:59
- 12☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:53
- 3♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:47
- 4☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:42
- 5♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:14
- 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Tuesday, 7 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 08:04: 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.