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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:56
- 7☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:02
- 6☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:23 to 08:29: 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.