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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 16:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 21:56
- 2☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 04:58
- 12♂︎ Mars04:58 – 05:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:58: 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.