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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 14:03
- 7♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:21
- 8☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:40
- 9♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:17
- 11☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:35
- 2♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:17
- 3☉︎ Sun23:17 – 23:58
- 4♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:30: 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.