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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:26
- 2♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:51
- 4☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:51
- 10☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:08
- 11♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:43 to 09:26: 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.