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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:30: 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.