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 Sunday, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:22 to 09:03: 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.