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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:58
- 10☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:23
- 2☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:11
- 3♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:18: 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.