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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:08
- 2♂︎ Mars09:08 – 09:52
- 3☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:36
- 4♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:04
- 6☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:16
- 9♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:44
- 11♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 21:00
- 4♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:16
- 5☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:53
- 11♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:09
- 12☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.