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 Friday, 31 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:59
- 3☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:10
- 12☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 31 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.