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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:50
- 10♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:41 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.