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, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:35
- 9☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 08:03: 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.