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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:41 to 09:25: 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.