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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 15:58
- 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:58
- 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Metz?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:08: 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.