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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:01
- 8☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:07
- 9♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:17
- 11☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:17
- 3☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:02
- 6☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.