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, 15 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:10
- 2♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:59
- 4☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:37
- 6☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 15 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 09:10: 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.