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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 14:04
- 7♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:21
- 8☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:38
- 9♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:28
- 2♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:55
- 4♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:41: 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.