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, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:17
- 2♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:50
- 4☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 17:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:17: 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.