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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:01
- 7☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:10
- 8♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:29
- 10☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:48
- 2☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:39
- 3♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:20
- 5☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 08:13: 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.