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 Friday, 10 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:06
- 3♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Messina?
On Friday, 10 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.