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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:31
- 3☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.