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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:02: 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.