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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:04
- 7♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:30
- 9☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:11
- 12♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:11
- 2♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:44
- 4☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:04
- 7♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.