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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:26
- 2☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:07: 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.