Planetary hours
in Genoa.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 14:38
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 07:55: 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.