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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:26
- 2♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:41 to 09:23: 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.