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 Tuesday, 29 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 15:07
- 8♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:31
- 10♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:54
- 12☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:42
- 3♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:30
- 4☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:18
- 5♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:55
- 7☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Tuesday, 29 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.