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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:42
- 2♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.