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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:45
- 2♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:55
- 3☉︎ Sun08:55 – 10:04
- 4♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:22
- 6☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:50
- 9♂︎ Mars15:50 – 17:00
- 10☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:09
- 11♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:00
- 4♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:51
- 5☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:41
- 6♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:23
- 8☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:56
- 11♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:46
- 12☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:36 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.