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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:21: 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.