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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:27
- 9☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:14
- 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:42
- 4☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:36: 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.