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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:25
- 2☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:09
- 3♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 20:01
- 3♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:09
- 11☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:25
- 12♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:41 to 09:25: 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.