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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:10
- 2♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:05
- 3☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:00
- 4♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:49
- 6☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:33
- 9♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:28
- 10☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:22
- 11♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:28
- 4♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:33
- 5☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:39
- 6♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:50
- 8☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:06
- 11♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:11
- 12☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:15 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.