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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:42
- 10♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:04
- 12☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:16 to 09:05: 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.