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 Friday, 26 September 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:49
- 8♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:48
- 10☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:48
- 2☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 26 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.