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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:54
- 12♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:55
- 2♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 07:01: 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.