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, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:25
- 2♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:53
- 4♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:21
- 6☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:16
- 10☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:00
- 11♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 20:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:16
- 4♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:48
- 6♀︎ Venus23:48 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:20
- 8☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:09
- 11♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:25
- 12☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:42 to 09:25: 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.