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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:21 to 09:05: 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.