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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:58
- 4♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:53
- 5☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:49
- 6♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:40
- 8☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:26
- 11♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:40
- 6♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:45
- 7☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:50
- 8♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:59
- 10☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:11 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.