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, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:55
- 2☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:55: 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.