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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:44
- 7♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:09: 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.