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 Tuesday, 29 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:20
- 2☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:27
- 3♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 15:05
- 8♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:19
- 10♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:27
- 3♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:20
- 4☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 01:58
- 7☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:36
- 10♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:28
- 11☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:21
- 12♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 29 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:12 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.