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, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:51
- 2☉︎ Sun07:51 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 14:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:17
- 8♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:31
- 9☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:45
- 10♀︎ Venus17:45 – 19:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:14
- 12☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:00
- 3♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:46
- 4☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:31
- 5♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:03
- 7☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 05:52
- 12♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:37 to 07:51: 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.