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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:48
- 6☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:48
- 8☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.