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, 27 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:02
- 12♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:02
- 2♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Wednesday, 27 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:46: 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.