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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:00: 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.