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 Saturday, 17 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:23
- 10♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:32
- 11☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:40
- 12♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:40
- 2☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:06
- 6☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 17 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:08 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.