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 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:45
- 8♀︎ Venus14:45 – 16:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:55
- 2☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:38
- 3♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:03
- 5☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Friday, 9 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 07:01: 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.