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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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
20:08
Next sunrise
06:00

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:10
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:20
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:31
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:42
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:53
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:03
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:14
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:25
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:36
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:46
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:57
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:08

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:57
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:47
  3. 3♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:36
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:25
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:15
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:04
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:53
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:43
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:32
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:21
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:10
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:00

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?

On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:59 to 07:10: 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

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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.