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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:23
- 4☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 14:02
- 7☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:41
- 10♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:07
- 12♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:07
- 2☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:28
- 5♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:16
- 6☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:03
- 7♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.