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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:02
- 7☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:14
- 8♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:36
- 10☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:59
- 2☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:48
- 3♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:25
- 5☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 08:06: 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.