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, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:11
- 2☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:10
- 12☽︎ Moon17:10 – 17:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:46
- 10♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:58
- 11☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:10
- 12♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:23 to 09:11: 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.