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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:00
- 12♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:00
- 2☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:47
- 5♂︎ Mars21:47 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.