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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.