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, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:54
- 7☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:44
- 10♂︎ Mars17:44 – 19:00
- 11☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:17
- 12♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:17
- 2☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:27
- 5♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:53
- 7♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:14 to 07:30: 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.