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, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:34
- 12♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:34
- 2♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:06
- 4☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:17: 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.