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, 22 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:44
- 10♂︎ Mars17:44 – 19:01
- 11☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:17
- 12♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:17
- 2☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:28
- 5♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:11
- 6☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:55
- 7♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Saturday, 22 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:33: 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.