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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:24
- 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:43
- 3☉︎ Sun08:43 – 10:03
- 4♀︎ Venus10:03 – 11:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:41
- 6☽︎ Moon12:41 – 14:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:39
- 9♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:59
- 10☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:18
- 11♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 23:59
- 4♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:40
- 5☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:20
- 6♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:42
- 8☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:57: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:05 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.