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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:01
- 4♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:54
- 5☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:48
- 6♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:15
- 11♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:08
- 12☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:15
- 3☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:35
- 6♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:49
- 8♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:02
- 10☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:21 to 09:14: 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.