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 Saturday, 14 March 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:06
- 7☽︎ Moon13:06 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 14 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.