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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:50
- 12♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:50
- 2♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:09: 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.