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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:55
- 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:41
- 10♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:05: 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.