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 Sunday, 8 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.