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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:23 to 09:07: 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.