Planetary hours
in Poitiers.
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, 23 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 23 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:20: 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.