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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:55
- 12♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:55
- 2♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:58: 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.