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 Saturday, 25 March 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:15
- 2☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 25 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.