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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:14
- 5☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:47
- 9☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:55
- 10♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:11
- 12☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:03
- 3♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:55
- 4☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:47
- 5♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.