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, 2 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:14
- 12♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Saturday, 2 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:33: 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.