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 Tuesday, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:08
- 8♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:21
- 9☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:33
- 10♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:59
- 12☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:46
- 3♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:33
- 4☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:20
- 5♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:55
- 7☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.