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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:14
- 11♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.