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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 21:58
- 2♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:27
- 4♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 07:24: 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.