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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:00
- 2☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.