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, 17 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:06
- 3♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:23
- 10♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:30
- 5♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:42
- 7☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:01
- 10♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:14
- 12♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 17 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:19 to 09:12: 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.