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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:12
- 2♀︎ Venus09:12 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:39
- 10☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:56
- 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:29 to 09:12: 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.