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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:19
- 12♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:44: 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.