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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:12
- 3☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:42
- 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:58
- 9☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:05
- 10♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:21
- 12☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:19: 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.