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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:30
- 9♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:10: 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.