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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:47
- 6♂︎ Mars12:47 – 14:03
- 7☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:19
- 8♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:52
- 10☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:25
- 2☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:08
- 3♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:36
- 5☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:47
- 8♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:41: 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.