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 Sunday, 8 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:55
- 4☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:40
- 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:25
- 2♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 8 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.