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 Saturday, 24 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:46
- 3♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:48
- 11☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:33
- 12♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:33
- 2☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.