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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:40: 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.