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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:15
- 4♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:41
- 6♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:07
- 8☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:46
- 11♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:59
- 12☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:46
- 3☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:06
- 6♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:53
- 7☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:40
- 8♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.