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, 2 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:26
- 2♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poitiers?
On Sunday, 2 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:26: 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.