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 Monday, 16 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:59
- 4♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:54
- 5☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:48
- 6♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:36
- 8☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:12
- 12☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:36
- 6♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:49
- 8♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:01
- 10☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Monday, 16 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:17 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.