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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:25: 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.