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 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 17 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:08: 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.