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 Wednesday, 22 August 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:46
- 12♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:46
- 2♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:00
- 7♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 22 August 2029, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.