Planetary hours
in Messina.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:10
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:19: 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.