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Planetary hours · Messina (Italy)

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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:46
Sunset
20:02
Next sunrise
05:45

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:57
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 08:09
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:20
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:31
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:43
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:54
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:17
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:28
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:39
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:51
  12. 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:02

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 20:51
  2. 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:39
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:28
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:16
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:42
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:31
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:19
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:08
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 04:56
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:45

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?

On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:46 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.