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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:57
- 10♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:00
- 12♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:00
- 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:54
- 6☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:52
- 7♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:41 to 08:43: 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.