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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:01
- 2☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.