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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:28: 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.