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, 21 August 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:40
- 5☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:28
- 10♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:48
- 12☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:38
- 3♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:29
- 4☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:00
- 7☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 21 August 2029, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:01 to 08:11: 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.