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 Wednesday, 14 August 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 14:01
- 7♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:24
- 9☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:36
- 4☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 14 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 08:04: 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.