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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.