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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:24
- 4☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 05:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:12: 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.