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, 15 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:10
- 3☉︎ Sun22:10 – 22:59
- 4♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 15 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:34: 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.