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 Saturday, 16 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:35
- 12♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:35
- 2☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:26
- 6☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turin?
On Saturday, 16 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.