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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:44
- 3♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:55: 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.