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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:38
- 12♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:38
- 2♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:31: 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.