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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:14
- 3♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:28
- 5☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:14: 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
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.