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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:07
- 8♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:23
- 10☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:40
- 2☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:32
- 3♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:49
- 8♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:16: 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.