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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:38 to 09:21: 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.