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 Thursday, 17 May 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:05
- 2♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:35
- 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 12:05
- 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:49
- 9♂︎ Mars15:49 – 17:04
- 10☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:19
- 11♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:04
- 4♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:49
- 5☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:34
- 6♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:19
- 11♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:04
- 12☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Milan?
On Thursday, 17 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:50 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.