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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:10
- 2♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:56
- 3☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:42
- 4♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:48: 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.