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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:03
- 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 14:03
- 7☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:18
- 8♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:47
- 10☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:17
- 2☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:02
- 3♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:49
- 8♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:49
- 12☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:48: 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.