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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:38: 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.