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 Saturday, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:54
- 7☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:31
- 10♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:06
- 6☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:53
- 7♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:41 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.