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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:23 to 08:21: 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.