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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:25
- 3☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:09 to 08:04: 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.