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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:21
- 3♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:01
- 10♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:11: 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.