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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:57
- 4♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:52
- 5☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:47
- 6♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:38
- 8☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:24
- 11♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:19
- 12☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:24
- 3☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:43
- 7☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:48
- 8♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:11 to 09:06: 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.