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, 13 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Wednesday, 13 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:09: 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.