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 Wednesday, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:51
- 2☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.