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, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:24
- 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:59
- 5♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:42
- 7♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:17
- 11☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:32 to 09:24: 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.