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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:26
- 2♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:23
- 3☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:13
- 6☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:03
- 9♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:00
- 10☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:57
- 11♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 22:00
- 4♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:04
- 5☉︎ Sun23:04 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:14
- 8☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:24
- 11♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:28
- 12☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:30 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.