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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 14:04
- 7☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:51
- 10♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:07
- 11☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:23
- 12♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:23
- 2☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:36
- 5♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:20
- 6☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:05
- 7♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:46: 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.