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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 14:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:17
- 8♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:31
- 9☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:45
- 10♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:12
- 12☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 22:58
- 3♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:45
- 4☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:31
- 5♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:04
- 7☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.