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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:39
- 4♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:22
- 5☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:31
- 8☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:40
- 11♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:23
- 12☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:40
- 3☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:31
- 6♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:49
- 7☉︎ Sun00:49 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:40
- 10☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:30 to 09:13: 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.