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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:30
- 7♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:45
- 8☉︎ Sun14:45 – 16:01
- 9♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:32
- 11☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:32
- 3☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:13: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.