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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:01
- 11☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:49
- 2♂︎ Mars17:49 – 19:01
- 3☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:48: 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.