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, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:06
- 10☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:28 to 09:20: 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.