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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.