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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 16:58
- 12♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:36
- 9☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:18
- 12♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.