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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:45
- 10♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:52
- 11☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:59
- 12♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 20:59
- 2☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:38
- 5♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.