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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:51
- 4♂︎ Mars09:51 – 11:04
- 5☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:17
- 6♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:42
- 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:21
- 11♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:34
- 12☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:21
- 3☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:43
- 6♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:13 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.