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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 14:04
- 7♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:20
- 8☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:35
- 9♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:06
- 11☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:22
- 2♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:06
- 3☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:51
- 4♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:20
- 6☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:32 to 07:47: 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.