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, 5 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Sunday, 5 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:54: 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.