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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:58
- 3♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:49
- 9☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:26
- 3♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:46
- 10♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:57
- 11☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:08
- 12♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:21 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.