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, 7 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:13
- 10♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:49
- 12☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:01
- 3♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:13
- 4☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Tuesday, 7 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:48: 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.