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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:05
- 2☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:21
- 3♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:58 to 08:43: 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.