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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:01: 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.