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, 15 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 15 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:08: 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.