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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.