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 Wednesday, 10 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 10 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.