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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:47
- 3☉︎ Sun08:47 – 10:06
- 4♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:43
- 6☽︎ Moon12:43 – 14:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:39
- 9♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:58
- 10☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:16
- 11♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 23:58
- 4♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:39
- 5☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:21
- 6♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:44
- 8☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:48
- 11♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:29
- 12☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:28: 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.