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, 12 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:58
- 7♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:35
- 12♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:35
- 2♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:57
- 7♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:49
- 8☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 12 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 08:21: 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.