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, 3 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:09
- 2☉︎ Sun09:09 – 09:57
- 3♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 13:59
- 8♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:56
- 11☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:07
- 12♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:20 to 09:09: 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.