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 Sunday, 17 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:12
- 2♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:30
- 9♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:24
- 4♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:01
- 10☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:07
- 11♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:19
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 17 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.