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 Friday, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:33
- 2☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:47
- 12☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.