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, 8 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:18
- 10♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:24
- 11☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:30
- 2☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:11
- 5♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:04
- 6☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:26
- 12♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:21 to 08:27: 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.