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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:59
- 3☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:47
- 6♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:48
- 8♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:04
- 12☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:07 to 09:03: 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.