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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:46
- 9♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:13
- 11☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:12
- 3☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:59
- 4♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:13: 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.