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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:37: 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.