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 Thursday, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:15
- 2♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:02
- 3☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:49
- 4♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:23
- 6☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 13:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:31
- 10☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:18
- 11♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 17:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:43
- 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:56
- 6♀︎ Venus23:56 – 01:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:22
- 8☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:14
- 12☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:28 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.