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 Saturday, 12 October 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:32
- 12♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Saturday, 12 October 2024, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:31: 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.