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, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:57
- 7☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:17
- 5♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:06
- 6☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:56
- 7♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:06: 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.