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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:29: 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.