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, 16 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:04
- 12☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 21:04
- 3♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 16 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:08 to 08:08: 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.