Planetary hours
in Metz.
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 Wednesday, 4 June 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 21:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:14
- 9☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:14
- 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 21:34: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:33 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.