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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:36
- 12☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:35: 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.