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, 21 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:30
- 2☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Saturday, 21 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:45: 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.