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, 18 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 16:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:19
- 10☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:56
- 2☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:01
- 5☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 18 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:52: 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.