Planetary hours
in Tours.
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, 16 September 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:59
- 10♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:02
- 11☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:54
- 6☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:52
- 7♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 16 September 2023, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:38: 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.