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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:20
- 4♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:16: 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.