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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:00
- 3☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:38
- 5☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:53
- 9☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:57
- 10♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:07 to 09:04: 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.