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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.