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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:39
- 10☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:11: 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.