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, 11 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:47
- 6☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:48
- 8☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 11 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 09:06: 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.