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, 12 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:06
- 2☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:01
- 3♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:52
- 5☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:29
- 10♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:20
- 12☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:29
- 4☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:44
- 7☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:58
- 10♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:02
- 11☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:07
- 12♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 12 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:10 to 09:06: 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.