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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:05 to 09:01: 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.