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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:50
- 2♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 06:57: 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.