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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:47
- 6♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:46
- 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:36
- 2☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:48
- 8♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:52
- 10♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:57 to 08:55: 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.