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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:36
- 10♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:50
- 11☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:54
- 7♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.