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, 25 April 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:51
- 4☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Wednesday, 25 April 2029, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:30: 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.