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 Friday, 20 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:49
- 8♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:56
- 9☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:03
- 10♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 20 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.