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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:16
- 2♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:45
- 4♀︎ Venus09:45 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:15
- 6☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 16:00
- 9♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:14
- 10☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:29
- 11♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:15
- 4♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:00
- 5☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:45
- 6♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:16
- 8☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:01 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.