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, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:14
- 9☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:37
- 2♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:21: 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.