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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:38
- 2♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:08
- 11☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:08
- 3☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:38: 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.
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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.