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, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:58
- 7♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:42
- 2♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:39
- 9♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:13: 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.