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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:56
- 5☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:03
- 12☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 18:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 08:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:44: 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.