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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:50
- 5☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:47
- 6♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:42
- 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:34
- 11♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:31
- 12☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:34
- 3☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:43
- 6♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:45
- 7☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:48
- 8♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:01 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.