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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:14
- 8☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:07
- 11☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:25
- 2♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:49
- 4♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:14
- 6☽︎ Moon01:14 – 01:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:27: 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.