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, 21 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:53
- 10♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:02
- 11☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:11
- 12♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:11
- 2☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Saturday, 21 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:33 to 07:42: 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.