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 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:15: 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.