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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:59
- 2♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:22: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.