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 Sunday, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:02
- 2♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:31
- 11☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:35
- 2♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.