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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:48
- 12♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:48
- 2☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:32
- 5♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:22
- 7♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:55
- 12♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 07:54: 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.