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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:17
- 4♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:08
- 8☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:46
- 11♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:59
- 12☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:11 – 21:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:46
- 3☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:07
- 6♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:55
- 7☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:42
- 8♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:16
- 10☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:39 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.