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, 20 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Genoa?
On Friday, 20 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:39: 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.