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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 14:02
- 7☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:58
- 10♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:17
- 11☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:36
- 12♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:36
- 2☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 23:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:40
- 5♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:03
- 7♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:29: 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.