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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:52
- 4☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:39
- 10♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:35
- 12♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:35
- 2☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:41
- 5♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:58 to 08:56: 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.