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 Saturday, 12 April 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:13
- 5♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:06
- 6☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 12 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.