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, 1 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:55
- 2☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 to 08:55: 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.