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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:23
- 8♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:26 to 09:13: 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.