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, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:37
- 8♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:48
- 9☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:59
- 10♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:09
- 3♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:58
- 4☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:47
- 5♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:33: 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.