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, 6 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:00
- 2☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 6 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:03 to 09:00: 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.