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, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:01
- 2☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:38
- 5☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:46: 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.