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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:18
- 2♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:51
- 4☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:32 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.