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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:35
- 10♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.