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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:17
- 12♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:18
- 2♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:09
- 4☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:56
- 7♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.