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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:25
- 2♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:38
- 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 11:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:54
- 9♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:06
- 10☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:19
- 11♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:06
- 4♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:54
- 5☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:41
- 6♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:16
- 8☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:39
- 11♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:26
- 12☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:12 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.