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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:30
- 10☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:34
- 3♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 08:00: 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.