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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:46
- 8☉︎ Sun14:46 – 16:02
- 9♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:35
- 11☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:51
- 2♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:35
- 3☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 05:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.