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, 30 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:56
- 7♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:19
- 9☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:55
- 12♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:55
- 2♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:31
- 4☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 30 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:57: 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.