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 Tuesday, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:56
- 5☽︎ Moon10:56 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:56
- 10♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:07
- 3♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:55
- 4☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:43
- 5♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.