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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 05:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 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 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.