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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:18
- 2☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:33
- 8♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:03
- 12☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.