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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:59
- 10☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:11
- 3♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:33: 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.