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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:54
- 12♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:54
- 2♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:58: 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.