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 Tuesday, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:42
- 2☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:45
- 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:34
- 11☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:41
- 12♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.