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 Sunday, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:02
- 7♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:06
- 8☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:31
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.