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, 8 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:41: 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.