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 Wednesday, 27 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Wednesday, 27 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.