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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 08:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:01
- 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:33
- 12♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:33
- 2☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:08 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.