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 Friday, 25 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:29
- 3♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:59
- 5☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 25 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:14: 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.