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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 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.