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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:54
- 9☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:33
- 12♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:33
- 2♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:29
- 7♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:24: 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.