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, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:34
- 3☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:53
- 6♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:00
- 7☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:06
- 8♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:32
- 2☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:12
- 5☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:46
- 9☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:25
- 12☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:21 to 08:27: 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.