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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:59
- 10☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:25
- 2☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:12
- 3♀︎ Venus22:12 – 22:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:01 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.