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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:11: 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.