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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:08
- 8☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:20
- 9♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:56
- 2♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:32
- 4♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:55: 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.
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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.