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, 14 March 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:09
- 12☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 14 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:11: 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.