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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 14:01
- 7☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:20
- 8♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:59
- 10☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:37
- 2☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:18
- 3♀︎ Venus23:18 – 23:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:40
- 5☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:42
- 8♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.