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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:02
- 7♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:05
- 8☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:15
- 3☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:45: 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.