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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:22
- 10♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:09: 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.