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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:42 to 09:26: 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.