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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:55
- 10♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:06
- 11☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:25: 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.