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, 15 December 2027: day of Mercury
- 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☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 08:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 15 December 2027, 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 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.