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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:07 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:35
- 3♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:15
- 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:43
- 10♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:43
- 4☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:35
- 11☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:07 to 08:51: 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.