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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 14:02
- 7☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:21
- 8♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:58
- 10☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:36
- 2☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:17
- 3♀︎ Venus23:17 – 23:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:40
- 5☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.