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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 14:01
- 7☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:38
- 11☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:20
- 5♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:01
- 7♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:05 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.