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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:37: 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.