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, 18 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:50
- 2♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:42
- 3☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:34
- 4♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:19
- 6☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:55
- 9♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:48
- 10☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:40
- 11♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:47
- 4♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:55
- 5☉︎ Sun22:55 – 00:02
- 6♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:18
- 8☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:41
- 11♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:48
- 12☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Thursday, 18 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:57 to 08:50: 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.