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 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:12
- 12☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:08
- 4☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 23 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 07:56: 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.