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 Sunday, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:21
- 2♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.