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 Thursday, 8 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:31
- 2♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:37
- 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:43
- 4♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:55
- 6☽︎ Moon12:55 – 14:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:12
- 9♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:18
- 10☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:24
- 11♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:18
- 4♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:12
- 5☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:06
- 6♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:53
- 8☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:35
- 11♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:29
- 12☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Thursday, 8 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:25 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.