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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:42: 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.