Planetary hours
in Milan.
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 Wednesday, 4 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Wednesday, 4 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.