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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:42
- 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:19
- 3♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:31
- 5☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:48
- 8♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:16 to 09:11: 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.