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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 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.