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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:52
- 7☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:58
- 10☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:02
- 2☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:42: 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.