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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:56
- 5☽︎ Moon10:56 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:41
- 8♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:56
- 9☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:11
- 10♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:41
- 12☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:10
- 4☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:55 to 07:10: 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.