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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:35
- 2♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:35: 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.