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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:55
- 10☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:18
- 2☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:06
- 3♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:23: 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.