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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:52
- 11♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 09:04: 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.