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 Wednesday, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:21
- 9☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:01
- 12♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:01
- 2♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.