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 Tuesday, 22 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 15:06
- 8♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:16
- 9☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:26
- 10♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:46
- 12☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:36
- 3♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:15
- 5♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 01:55
- 7☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 22 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.