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 Wednesday, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:24
- 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:40
- 7♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:32 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.