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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:57
- 7☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:03
- 8♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:26
- 2☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:09
- 5☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:46
- 9☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:28: 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.