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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:04
- 7☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:16
- 8♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:42
- 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:08
- 2☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:55
- 3♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:30
- 5☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.